It would be tough without a car. The sugar ranch is sweet little place but we paid very high price for that place. There is a small beach couple hundred yards from the place but not that great of a beach and there was a huge wind shadow and some people struggled and could not get out. You can find cheap places in Kiehei and it's only about 8 miles so it's not that big of a deal. Try mauirentalbyowner.com

romain wrote:Nalu Kai looks good indeed, and has some more reasonable prices, thanks.

It seems that doing without a car is not possible. I will probably rent one and do a youth hostel or go with Nalu Kai.

You could camp at Kite-Beach. Its not really ideal for the Mainland Tourist but if you're up to speed on the Maui attitude and culture and know what you are doing its totally possible to hit it without a car..... if you are there to kite and kite only. I would do it with a group of kiters but would be careful in small groups.

There is no kiting before 11:00am, and the days are short so its nice to venture to cool spots in the AM and then kite in the afternoon. It is MAUI. Its also nice to have somewhere to lock your gear up.

Just returned from a 5 days trip in Maui. We stayed at the Mangolani B&B, the owner Dave Stein was quite friendly. He is a big wave surfer and an occasional kiter who moved from LA to Maui several years ago to live his dream.His house offers several bedrooms at different rates, it is within walking distance to downtown Paia, has a large lawn and hoses to rinse kite equipment, SPA, etc.